UEFA Europa League, League Stage 3BournemouthBOU 22/10/2026 20:00 AC MilanMIL Venue Vitality StadiumWhere to Watch Bournemouth v AC Milan: TV and online streamsBournemouth versus AC Milan kicks off at8pm BST on Thursday, October 22at the Vitality Stadium. The match is live onTNT Sportsin the UK. In the US, its onParamount+at 3pm ET.For a full list of global broadcasters, clickHERE.Preview for Bournemouth v AC MilanTheres a lovely bit of symmetry to this one. Bournemouths red-and-black kit, introduced in 1971, was modelled on AC Milans famous stripes. On Thursday night, the seven-time European champions come to the Vitality Stadium in what will be one of the biggest nights in the Cherries history.Its a fixture that would have been unthinkable not so long ago, and Bournemouth arrive in great shape. They beat Sturm Graz 3-0 in their first-ever home European game, with Evanilson, Rayan and lvaro Rodrguez all on the scoresheet, and that made it two wins from two after their opening victory at Real Sociedad.A win here would make Bournemouth the first English side to win their first three major European matches since Sunderland in 1973-74.Domestic form is finally picking up, too. Marco Roses side took just three points from their first six Premier League games, but they beat ten-man Sunderland 2-0 last weekend to climb out of the relegation zone. Milan come into this one in good form. They lost 2-0 at home to Benfica on matchday one, but bounced back with a 4-0 win at Red Bull Salzburg last week, with 19-year-old Alphadjo Ciss scoring a hat-trick. The Rossoneri are also unbeaten in Serie A and sit fourth.Their record in England is poor, though. Milan have won just two of their last 22 European games on English soil, drawing seven and losing 13.Bournemouth have been tough to beat at home, losing only once since their first home game of 2026. Their last four home wins have all come with clean sheets.Europa League Table UEFA Europa League 2026 World #TeamPlayedWonDrawnLostGFGAGDPtsLast 2 1 Juventus22007166 W W 2 Bayer Leverkusen22006066 W W 3 Benfica22006156 W W 4 Beikta22007346 W W 5 Bournemouth22005146 W W 6 Omonia Nicosia22004046 W W 7 Ferencvarosi TC22005236 W W 8 Lyon22005326 W W 9 Sunderland22003126 W W 10 Olympiakos Piraeus22003126 W W 11 Sparta Praha21105234 D W 12 Union St. Gilloise21104134 D W 13 Rennes21102114 W D 14 Dinamo Zagreb21101014 W D 15 Crystal Palace21016333 L W 16 AC Milan21014223 W L 17 Jagiellonia21014313 W L 18 OFI21013213 L W 19 Torreense21013303 L W 20 AZ Alkmaar21012203 W L 21 Red Bull Salzburg210114-33 L W 22 Real Sociedad201123-11 D L 23 Lillestrom201123-11 D L 24 Levski Sofia201112-11 D L 25 Hapoel Beer Sheva201112-11 L D 26 Sturm Graz201103-31 L D 27 NEC Nijmegen201116-51 D L 28 Celta Vigo200213-20 L L 29 Anderlecht200213-20 L L 30 1899 Hoffenheim200225-30 L L 31 Plzen200215-40 L L 32 Marseille200215-40 L L 33 Celtic200227-50 L L 34 Ararat-Armenia200227-50 L L 35 Celje200205-50 L L 36 Lech Poznan200208-80 L L Position 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 : Promotion Europa League (Play Offs: 1/8-finals) Position 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24 : Promotion Europa League (Play Offs: 1/16-finals) Team News for Bournemouth v AC MilanRose is still without Julin Arajo, Veljko Milosavljevi, Alex Scott and Eli Junior Kroupi.Ben Gannon-Doak was left out of Bournemouths original Europa League squad, but he was brought in after Kroupis ankle injury and could start.Ciss is joint-top of the Europa League scoring charts after his hat-trick in Salzburg and is expected to keep his place, while Diego Moreira and Adrien Rabiot are both likely to feature for Ruben Amorims men but Filippo Terracciano is suspended.Expected line-ups for Bournemouth v AC MilanBournemouth: Petrovi; Smith, Hill, Silva, Truffert; Rayan, Adams, Cook, Tavernier, Christie; EvanilsonAC Milan: Maignan; Tomori, De Winter, Pavlovic; Hutchinson, Jashari, Rabiot, Bartesaghi; Loftus-Cheek, Cisse; Goncalo RamosStats for Bournemouth v AC MilanBournemouth have scored in 17 of their last 18 matchesSix of Bournemouths last eight games have featured at least three goalsMilan have drawn three of their last four away fixturesMilan are unbeaten in four gamesPrediction for Bournemouth v AC MilanThe strength of the Premier League and the inequality of money in Europes big five leagues mean, incredibly, Bournemouth are favourites to beat the mighty AC Milan. And given their performance at the weekend we think its highly likely. Match PredictionBournemouth 2 0 AC Milan Topics A.C. Milan AFC Bournemouth If you enjoy reading this article, you can help support our independent football journalism by adding 101 Great Goals as a preferred source You Should Also Read Which Premier League fixtures are on TV in December? Ben Miller 19th October, 2026 Bournemouth 2-0 Sunderland: Evanilson stars as Cherries cruise past 10-man Wearsiders Jon Fisher 18th October, 2026 Bournemouth Europa League fixtures, results, squad and schedule 2026/27 Ben Miller 16th October, 2026 Milan teenager Cisse makes history with hat-trick as Juve leave it late at Celta Vigo Nicholas McGee 15th October, 2026 Lewis Cook hails special night as Bournemouth maintain perfect Europa League start Mitch Fretton 15th October, 2026 Bournemouth 3-0 Sturm Graz: Report, result and goals as Cherries cruise to comfortable win at home Mitch Fretton 15th October, 2026
